LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, at the Smart Home Marketplace at CES® 2017 (booth #40160, Sands
Convention Center) Comcast announced a partnership with Xfinity Home and
Zen Ecosystems (booth #40049, Sands Convention Center), the manufacturer
of a new simple, beautiful and connected thermostat that is fully
integrated with the Xfinity Home ecosystem and part of its family of
core devices. This integration is another step towards the relaunch of
the new EcoSaver technology that will help Comcast’s Xfinity
Home customers automatically reduce energy usage with real-time
weather analytics that help optimize a home’s heating and cooling
efficiency. According to the National
Academy of Sciences, heating and cooling accounts for about 39% of
total energy use in a typical home.

“At Xfinity Home, we are always looking for new ways to delight our
customers and add value to our services,” said Daniel Herscovici, senior
vice president and general manager of Xfinity Home. “We are eager to
unveil a new home energy management service soon, fully integrated with
Zen Ecosystems, that will redefine what customers expect from their
smart home services. When we relaunch EcoSaver in the spring, our
customers will be able to transform their smart homes into greener
homes, while continuing to help them save money on their monthly energy
bills.”

Market research firm Parks
Associates estimates that 50 percent of North American broadband
house-holds will have a smart home device by 2020. Xfinity Home offers
its customers a new generation of home security and connected devices,
letting customers manage and control connected devices on its one easy
to use smart home platform.

James McPhail, Zen Ecosystems CEO, said, “Comcast has laid the
foundation for the smart home by delivering world-class connectivity to
tens of millions of people across the nation. Together, Comcast’s
Xfinity Home and Zen Ecosystems make ideal partners on the journey to
help consumers easily turn their homes with connected devices into smart
homes all manageable on one platform – the Xfinity Home platform. The
Zen Thermostat is connected and intuitive and will help Xfinity Home
customers better manage their heating and cooling system at home through
Comcast’s EcoSaver technology.”

Comcast continuously expands its Xfinity
Home business by integrating
best-in-class third-party devices such as August Smart Locks,
Chamberlain MyQ garage controllers, Lutron Caséta wireless controllers
and dimmers, and thermostats, to give customers a single experience that
connects and manages their home security and automation needs. Comcast
also recently announced new lighting partnerships with Sengled and Jasco
and more partnership announcements are expected in 2017.

Xfinity Home functions are managed with the Xfinity Home mobile app,
online portal, and in-home Touchscreen Controller. In addition, X1
customers with Xfinity Home service can use their X1 voice remote to say
things like “Xfinity Home Cameras” to see their camera feeds;
“Xfinity Home Arm,” “Xfinity Home Arm Night,” “and Xfinity Home Disarm”
to arm and disarm their security system; and “Xfinity Home” to easily
and quickly pull up the main menu of commands.

About Xfinity Home

Xfinity Home is the next-generation home security, automation, and
energy management solution from Comcast. This total home security
service includes 24/7 professional monitoring, as well as battery and
cellular backup, remote arming and disarming, real-time text and email
alerts, 24/7 video recording, live video monitoring, lighting and
thermostat control, and smoke and water leak detection. Through the Works
With Xfinity Home curated partner program, Xfinity Home seamlessly
integrates best-in-class smart home devices into its platform. Whether
at home or on the go, customers can manage and stay connected to their
homes via the mobile app, online portal, in-home Touchscreen Controller,
or on their TV with the Xfinity X1 platform to ensure peace of mind. For
more information, go to www.xfinity.com/home-security.

About Comcast Cable

Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet
and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and
also provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in
technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest
broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video,
communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.

About Zen Ecosystems

Zen Ecosystems provides precision energy management technologies that
help customers thrive through simplicity. Zen HQ is an energy management
system designed for the unique needs of businesses and utilities to
provide insights and control over multisite commercial energy usage
while delivering the fastest payback on the market. The Zen Thermostat
unites style and function in the home, enabling multi system operators
to enhance the customer experience, maintain control over the customer
relationship and drive revenue. Learn more at http://zenecosystems.com/.